[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 72 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1128]
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   HONORING THE TEN TOWNS GREAT SWAMP WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2005

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Ten Towns 
Great Swamp Watershed Management Committee of Morris County, New 
Jersey, a vibrant organization I am proud to represent! On June 15, 
2005 the Trustees and Friends of the Committee are celebrating its 
Tenth Anniversary.
  The Great Swamp Watershed is a 55 square mile region in Morris and 
Somerset Counties and includes portions of Bernardsville Borough, 
Bernards Township, Chatham Township, Township of Harding, Long Hill 
Township, Borough of Madison, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, the 
Town of Morristown, and Morris Township.
  The Ten Towns Great Swamp Watershed Management Committee was formed 
in 1995 through an Inter-municipal Cooperative Agreement among the ten 
municipalities that have lands within the Great Swamp Watershed. 
Developed under the auspices of the Morris County leadership group, 
Morris 2000 (now Morris Tomorrow), the Ten Towns Committee was formed 
for the specific purpose of developing and implementing a watershed 
management plan for the watershed in the Upper Passaic River basin of 
northern New Jersey.
  Since its formation, the Ten Towns Committee has developed a full 
range of programs to protect water quality and water resources in the 
Great Swamp, including: a water quality monitoring program, development 
of environmental ordinances, and construction of ``Best Management 
Practices'' improvements to correct existing non-point source pollution 
conditions.
  The Ten Towns Committee has been recognized as a model in the state 
of New Jersey and has received awards for its work from the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency and from the New Jersey Department of 
Environmental Protection.
  It has also been my pleasure on several occasions to assist the 
Association with Federal support which enhances their critical work 
that both protects this remarkable national asset, the Great Swamp, and 
protects, for future generations, precious water supplies.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge you and my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating the members of the Ten Towns Great Swamp Watershed 
Management Committee on the celebration of the Committee's ten years 
serving the Great Swamp Watershed area. Special praise is due to their 
dedicated staff and active volunteers who work tirelessly to protect 
and enhance the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness 
Area.

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